In January-August 2009, the ports of Latvia handled 42.70 mln t of cargo (+0.6%, year-on-year). The growth was driven by the port of Riga, the throughput of which increased by 3.5%,

year-on-year, while the ports of Ventspils and Liepaja decreased their throughputs, The Baltic Course reports.

In the reported period, transshipment of liquid bulk cargo increased by
8.3% to 17.80 million tonnes including 16.57 million tonnes of oil
products (+16.9%), while transshipment of crude oil fell by 53.9% to
0.58 million tonnes. Transshipment of dry bulk cargo grew by 1.8% to
19.82 million tonnes. Coal transshipment increased by 18.7% to 13.93
million tonnes, mineral fertilizers – fell by 33.9% to 1.98 million
tonnes.

In the sector of general cargo transshipment of containers fell by
23.6% to 118,542 TEU, ro-ro cargo – by 13.3% to 1.19 million tonnes,
timber – by 24.5% to 2.02 million tonnes, metal and scrap metal – by
18.9% to 0.34 million tonnes.  

Total throughput of Riga port amounted to 20.09 million tonnes in
January-August 09 (+ 3.5%) including 13.04 million tonnes of dry loose
cargo (+2.8%) with coal accounting for 10.10 million tonnes (+ 14.3%),
mineral fertilizers – 1.27 million tonnes (- 1.8%).  Transshipment of
liquid bulk cargo (mainly oil products) amounted to 4.41 million tonnes
(+ 31.4%). Throughput of general cargo fell by 21.6% with containers
accounting for 117,483 TEU (-15.5%).

The port of Ventspils handled 19.09 million tonnes of cargo (-0.9%).
Transshipment of dry loose cargo totaled 5.18 million tonnes (- 3.3%)
including 3.79 million tonnes of coal (+ 32.3%), 0.70 million tonnes of
mineral fertilizers (- 57.0%). Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo
(mainly oil products) amounted to 11.98 million tonnes (+14.5%), crude
oil – 0.45 million tonnes (- 56.9%). The volume of general cargo fell
by 36.9% to 0.94 million tonnes including 380 TEU of containers (-
97.0%).

The port of Liepaja handled 2.72 million tonnes of cargo (- 6.4%).
Transshipment of dry loose cargo (mainly grain) amounted to 1.25
million tonnes (+ 7.1%), liquid bulk cargo – 0.41 million tonnes (-
38.6%) including 0.20 million tonnes of oil products (- 50.3%).
Turnover of general cargo totaled 1.05 million tonnes (- 0.5%)
including 679 TEU of containerized cargo (- 83.7%), 0.32 million tonnes
of metal and scrap metal (-17.0%).

Minor ports of Latvia handled 803,900 tonnes of cargo in the 8-month period of 2009.

Source: Portnews

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